Pad for "buffing" polyurethane?

[Toolpig]

Did 4 coats of poly on some oak stairs using my ROTEX 150.  Still had some finishing to do upstairs and tracked a tiny bit of poly onto the stairs while walking down.  Not really enough of a mess to strip and re-do, but I'm wondering if I can just hit it with a fine screen or pad and get it smooth again without having to reapply poly?  If so, which pad or grit paper would you recommend?  It's a glossy finish and I don't really want to dull it.

TP

 

[Programmergeek]

It would be tuff poly is really soft and needs to dry for weeks before you can buff it.  I used a polishing pad and some pumis then rottin stone on a table top I did worked well brought the gloss up to more of a shine but can see little swirle markes if I look close.  For stairs this is fine but really will just polish and imperfections.   

Since then I have stoped using poly on furniture. 

 

[Dave Ronyak]

Key is to let it dry thoroughly, several weeks if possible.  Most solvent dry polyurethane is intentionally somewhat soft and rubbery by nature compared to traditional varnish or lacquer of chemical cross-linking types (2-part mixes).

Dave R.

 

[Programmergeek]

Oh yea my table was oil base much better to buff I tried buffing some floors that where water base and 6 years  old and it still balled up a little in places if the buffer was going to fast.  Go slow espically waterbase it doesn't seem to like heat at all.  Oil base is much better.